Learn C on the Mac

Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, Dave Mark's Learn C on the Mac has been updated for you to include Mac OS X Mountain Lion and the latest iOS considerations. Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes contemporary OS X and iOS examples! This book also does the following: • Provides best practices for programming newbies • Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X and iOS -flavored approach • Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with latest Xcode After reading this book, you'll be ready to program and build apps using the C language and Objective-C will become much easier for you to learn when you're ready to pick that up.

This book update should continue the strong selling success of the first edition, Learn C on the Mac. Dave Mark is a recognized Apple Mac and iPhone expert. C makes learning Objective-C much easier, as the key language behind the iOS SDK - a hot tech and book market area.

Auteur
Dave Mark is a longtime Mac developer and author who has written a number of books on Mac and iOS development, including Beginning iPhone 4 Development (Apress, 2010), More iPhone 3 Development (Apress, 2010), Learn C on the Mac (Apress, 2008), The Macintosh Programming Primer series (Addison-Wesley, 1992), and Ultimate Mac Programming (Wiley, 1995). Dave loves the water and spends as much time as possible on it, in it, or near it. He lives with his wife and three children in Virginia.

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Considered a classic by an entire generation of Mac programmers, Dave Mark's Learn C on the Mac has been updated for you to include Mac OS X Mountain Lion and the latest iOS considerations. Learn C on the Mac: For OS X and iOS, Second Edition is perfect for beginners learning to program. It includes contemporary OS X and iOS examples! This book also does the following: Provides best practices for programming newbies Presents all the basics with a pragmatic, Mac OS X and iOS -flavored approach Includes updated source code which is fully compatible with latest Xcode After reading this book, you'll be ready to program and build apps using the C language and Objective-C will become much easier for you to learn when you're ready to pick that up.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Go Get the Tools Chapter 2. Programming Basics Chapter 3: C Basics: Staements and Functions Chapter 4: C Basics: Variables and Operators Chapter 5: Debugging Chapter 6: Controlling Your Program's Flow Chapter 7: Pointers and Parameters Chapter 8: More Data Types Chapter 9: The Command Line Chapter 10: Designing Your Own Data Structures Chapter 11: Working with Files Chapter 12: Handling Errors Chapter 13: Advanced Topics Chapter 14: Where Do You Go from Here? Chapter 15: Answers to Exercises